Chapter 605: Three Great Opportunities! The Highest SSS-Grade Reward!

"You may stay in Clear Peak Secret Realm for one month. Within this secret realm, there are three great opportunities in total.

The first is the Origin Energy Pool. Cultivating within the Origin Energy Pool is six times more efficient than cultivating outside!

The second is the Element Pools — Water, Wind, Fire, Earth, Lightning, Light, and Dark.

The seven great Element Pools each possess an extremely vigorous single element.

When elemental ability users enter them, besides absorbing elemental energy and improving their proficiency in manipulating elemental abilities,

there is also a certain probability that their ability will evolve..."

As the middle-aged Caucasian introduced Clear Peak Secret Realm, the hundred prodigies below

already had looks of joy spreading across their faces.

The Origin Energy Pool — six times the cultivation efficiency!

Spending one month in Clear Peak Secret Realm is equivalent to half a year of bitter cultivation!

This effect alone is comparable to an SS-grade cultivation resource!

As for the seven great Element Pools, they were even more heaven-defying — there was actually a probability of causing abilities to undergo metamorphosis!

The elemental ability users among the hundred prodigies all had fervent gleams in their eyes.

Although the probability was low, what if?

What if their ability evolved? Their future development potential would be entirely different!

"Speaking of which, I remember that Daxia's Xu Jingming's lightning ability evolved all the way from E-grade to SS-grade, right?

This time going to Clear Peak Secret Realm and entering the Lightning Element Pool — could it evolve from SS-grade to SSS-grade?"

A voice that came from nowhere immediately caused everyone present to look toward Xu Jingming at the very front.

After the overwhelming publicity campaign for the Talent Competition,

the fact that Xu Jingming's ability had evolved all the way up was no secret on Blue Star.

But Xu Jingming's ability metamorphoses had no pattern whatsoever; the only common point could be said to be merely the dark clouds and Wan Leitian.

But could the lightning within dark clouds compare to the lightning within the Lightning Element Pool?

Xu Jingming had already undergone two ability metamorphoses relying on dark cloud lightning — this time the probability of ability metamorphosis would surely be even greater!

And the current Xu Jingming was already the dual champion of the Global Prodigy Exchange Tournament, the strongest of Blue Star's younger generation!

If he truly metamorphosed into SSS-grade, they simply could not imagine how strong Xu Jingming would become.

"The Element Pools can at most cause abilities to metamorphose into S-grade. There has never been a case of metamorphosing into SS-grade or SSS-grade elemental abilities.

Moreover, the probability is extremely low. In the hundred years since the Talent Competition has been held, a total of two thousand contestants have entered the Clear Peak Secret Realm.

Only twelve people have had their abilities evolve."

Seeming to notice the prodigies' discussion, the Caucasian man added a sentence.

At the same time, he subconsciously glanced toward Xu Jingming's direction.

Without consuming any heavenly materials and earthly treasures, or experiencing any special lightning environment,

he had evolved from a lightning-system E-grade ability to an SS-grade ability.

Whether in modern history or the history of ancient civilizations, this was the first time.

"So that's how it is, then we can rest easy." The prodigies also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

An SS-grade Xu Jingming's dominance was already strong enough — if he really evolved to SSS-grade, would he even leave anyone else a way to live?

And some prodigies who possessed A-grade elemental abilities were full of anticipation.

Hoping that they themselves would be that lucky one who could cause their abilities to undergo metamorphosis.

Xu Jingming's eyes also flickered.

The seven great Element Pools — the Light Pool and Water Pool — were precisely the perfect locations to repair those two damaged elemental essences!

"The third opportunity is me."

Having answered the prodigies' doubts, the middle-aged Caucasian continued:

"I will wait for your arrival beside the Origin Energy Pool at the end of the Clear Peak Secret Realm.

You may issue challenges to me, and I will suppress my strength to the seventh rank.

Those who can last thirty seconds against me will be rewarded with an S+ grade cultivation resource.

One minute for SS-grade, and the highest five minutes can reward an SS+ grade cultivation resource!"

As the middle-aged Caucasian finished speaking, everyone present laughed.

Could anyone who entered the top 100 of the Talent Competition Peak Tournament possibly lack seventh-rank Grandmaster-level strength?

In their view, this third opportunity, like the first two, was purely handing out benefits.

However, at this moment a prodigy from the European Union smiled bitterly and said:

"It's not that simple. This Bell Norton is our European Union's ninth-rank Wu Sheng.

He possesses an S-grade enhancement-type divine-beast-system S-grade ability. Even if his rank is suppressed to lower seventh-rank,

most of us here cannot last even one second against him."

S-grade ability?

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this. For them, these A-grade ability awakeners, S-grade was indeed very difficult to defeat.

Xu Jingming's gaze also flickered as he silently estimated his own odds of victory.

S-grade ability awakeners corresponded to King-class fierce beasts among fierce beasts.

He had hunted fifteen lower seventh-rank King-class fierce beasts in the Talent Competition Attack and Defense Tournament. Logically speaking, he should absolutely be able to obtain the highest reward.

But this Norton was different. Although his rank was suppressed, the combat experience of a ninth-rank Wu Sheng remained.

With such combat experience, any vulnerability accidentally revealed during the battle would be seized by the opponent, leading to defeat.

"When the time comes, let others go up and try first, to see this Norton's actual combat performance..."

Xu Jingming said silently in his heart.

Fighting Norton for 1 minute would certainly be no problem, but 5 minutes might prove a little difficult.

However, there were also fierce beasts within the Clear Peak Secret Realm.

By then, he'd first hunt a wave of fierce beasts to raise his rank, and he should be able to obtain the highest reward as well.

"Lord Norton, the third opportunity all says it's about how long one can last against you.

Then what if one defeats you — what reward can be obtained?"

Someone among the prodigies asked.

"Defeat me? That possibility is very small."

Norton's words carried powerful confidence, but after a pause, he still added:

"If someone truly can defeat me, then the final reward will be an SSS-grade cultivation resource!"

It's actually SSS-grade?!

The moment his words fell, the crowd immediately burst into an uproar.

SSS-grade cultivation resources were extremely rare, generally used on eighth-rank Grand Masters, ninth-rank Martial Saints, and Law Saints.

Used on a group of sixth-rank ability users like them, it could be said to be an enormous waste!

Of course, the boost it brought would also be extremely terrifying.

"Tch, what a pity, we don't have that chance.

Being able to last 1 minute and obtain an ordinary SS-grade reward is already pretty good."

Everyone present had a clear sense of self-awareness; the only ones with a chance to defeat Norton were those four people......

After announcing the assembly time for the Clear Peak Secret Realm, Xu Jingming immediately received an address inquiry from the official Genius Tournament.

After filling in his location in Dayangzhou, the notification he received was to assemble at seven o'clock tomorrow morning at Caesar Square in the Eastern District of Moben.

Flying from Dayangzhou here to Maidan in the European Union took over ten hours even by flight, so this timing was reasonable.

So, he told Hearing Ling Shuang and Xia Lan about going to the Clear Peak Secret Realm, and packed up his things a little.

He stored his SS-grade battle armor, SS-grade spear, as well as combat technique manuals and the like into his spatial ring.

By early the next morning, he set off for the assembly point in the Eastern District of Moben.

However, the moment he arrived there, Xu Jingming spotted a familiar graceful figure......